Lara Dutta: Women filmmakers are improving the image of our women in Indian cinema

Actor Lara Dutta had made her mark in Bollywood. She was last seen in ‘Welcome To New York’ along with Sonakshi Sinha, Karan Johar, Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and Diljit Dosanjh. The actress has been also protrying various roles she had made yoga series and she will soon be debuting on television as well. The actress stated that with increasing participation of women behind the cameras, there’s a change visible in the entertainment industry.


The actress said, “I think the whole scene is changing because of more participation of women, and so there are that much better-written parts that women are getting in films. I think the younger lot -- Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut -- they are really lucky to be a part of Indian cinema at a time when more women filmmakers are telling stories that deserve to be told. This is only improving the image of our women in Indian cinema.”


Further talking about women participation in various fields she said, “They are coming up with the right story and thankfully, studios are ready to invest money and taking female filmmakers seriously. On the other hand, actresses like Kangana and Anushka are also producing their own films. I think that is how we are getting more and more empowered.”


Talking about her character in the films the actress said, “I never made a strategy to choose a certain kind of role, but yes those are the kind of roles I am offered. Maybe, filmmakers believe that I can bring something more to such characters in a film. Honestly, I do not analyse them that much. I think that is why I have done a variety of roles from a lawyer to a village woman and a mad character in a comedy film like ‘Singh Is Bliing’.”


She concluded by saying “The fact is that in our country, there are many relationships in the family that maintain a certain distance all their life. Our society works that way. And I think to an extent the mainstream Indian television played it to the gallery. Therefore, there has always been a certain distance between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, or a relationship between brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In our show, we are breaking the stereotypical equation of such relationships. Here, a brother-in-law is coming with his sister-in-law and saying what a friendly bond they share, through their dancing. This will create a huge impact among many people out there in the audience to come out and celebrate family bonds. This show will bring a new perspective to the traditional mindset of family relations.”